👶 Like a baby 🗣️ Noisy and confusing

babelike

8.7

Showing simple trust and the innocent look of a baby

adjective
/ˈbeɪbəlˌaɪk/

: infantil

Her babelike innocence was refreshing to see.

Examples

The child's babelike laughter filled the room.
The kitten stared with babelike curiosity at the world around it.
He spoke with a babelike innocence that made everyone smile.
Her babelike trust in strangers sometimes left her vulnerable.
He spoke with a babelike innocence that made everyone smile.
Her babelike trust in strangers sometimes left her vulnerable.
The child's babelike laughter filled the room.

Synonyms

childlike

vsbabelike

36 3.7

Being innocent, trusting, and simple like a child

describes resemblance to a very young person with more dependence

infantile

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21 6.5

Acting like a young child in a silly or immature way

highlights dependence and gentle innocence rather than pure immaturity

babyish

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3 3.0

Acting or speaking like a baby and seeming childish

portrays innocence and reliance more than immature negativity

babylike

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3.1

Having the looks, voice, or behavior of a baby

focuses more on dependence and innocence rather than appearance

kidlike

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2.9

Having the innocent, playful curiosity of a child

emphasizes likeness to a very young person with greater dependence

kiddish

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Archaic

7.5

Acting like a child in a simple, not serious way

focuses instead on innocence and greater dependence not just naivety

How Baby-Like

babelike

8.7

babyish

3 3.0

infantile

2 6.5

childlike

36 3.7

Surface Forms

babelike positive

Morphology

babelike = babe (transparent) = babe + like

The word 'babelike' is transparently derived from 'babe' with the suffix '-like', indicating resemblance.

Etymology

Babelike can be remembered as babble + -like, and a helpful way to recall the baby sense is to think of a baby 'babbling' small, innocent sounds. So babelike means 'baby-like', showing innocence or dependence.